Compact in-line floating display system using a dihedral corner reflector array

Abstract

We propose a compact type floating display system using a dihedral corner reflector array. Conventional floating displays using the dihedral corner reflector array usually have a folded configuration which makes the system bulky. The proposed technique achieves the compact in-line configuration using a pair of decentered lenses. The decentered lenses make the effective incident angle to the dihedral corner reflector array be tilted while maintaining the display panel and the dihedral corner reflector array in parallel. The ghost images are also refracted largely by the decentered lenses, being separated from the desired floating images. The proposed technique is verified by optical experiments.